YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. Armenian GM Arman Pashikian has scored 4 points after four rounds and is solely leading at Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk, Armenia. GMs Robert Aghasaryan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (Armenia) are half a point behind the leader.The Chess Federation of the Republic of Armenia stated this.

Arman Pashikian was the Armenian Youth Champion in 1997 and 1998, winning also a silver medal in 1999 (under-12) and in 2001 (under-14). He also took the fourth place in the European Championship. In 2003 Pashikian shared the first two places in the Armenian Chess Championship and in 2009 won the title.  In 2005 he received the gold medal of the European Youth Rapid Chess Championship.

Pashikian played for Armenia in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the first round by Radosław Wojtaszek.

In February 2012, he came first in the 2nd Ferdowsi Open in Mashhad. He is married to WGM Maria Kursova.